CROSS SECTION


Meaning of CROSS SECTION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1835

1.

a. : a cutting or piece of something cut off at right angles to an axis ; also : a representation of such a cutting

b. : section 3b

2. : a measure of the probability of an encounter between particles such as will result in a specified effect (as scattering or capture)

3. : a composite representation typifying the constituents of a thing in their relations

• cross-section transitive verb

• cross-sec·tion·al ˈkrȯs-ˈsek-shnəl, -shə-n ə l adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.